1

patron

$5

per month

Pretty Old House is a documentary project that researches the lifecycles of North American neighborhoods, boomtowns built by colonization, industry, white flight, the survivors and, gentrifiers. I'm taking deep dives into progress and its effects on our hometowns. I'm driving around the country to photograph neighborhoods, talk with people in their yards about what is thriving or dying around them, capturing stories and learning to love Americana. Your patronage allows me to contribute to our folklore, supports my travels (by car) to locations to photograph, edit, research, interview and write about my findings. The plan is to publish this work when it's ready.

I'm going to use this platform to write more than Instagram allows, I've found the IG format to be great for sharing photographs but pretty lousy for unwinding a yarn. Here my patrons will have access to rough ideas and deep thinks, essays and opinions on what I'm finding. As well you'll see where I'm planning to go next! I hope that we can meet up in your city, mayhaps you can give me a tour of your neighborhoods, I'd like that very much as you are a thread through a neighborhood with your own stories and history.

I have a BFA (Animated Arts) from Pacific Northwest College of Art, (2013), and an MFA (Experimental and Documentary Arts) from Duke University (2016). As an animator, filmmaker and writer I have work in the collections of PNCA libraries and Duke's David M. Rubenstein Rare Books & Manuscripts Library Archive of Documentary Arts.

Beer

1/4 Tank of Gas

$5 or more per month

A quarter tank of gas will get me pretty far! At this level you'll be assured that I'm out and about checking out neighborhoods and communities within a hundred miles of my home base. Meet me in your neighborhood, let's check it out together.

1/2 Tank of Gas

$10 or more per month

A half tank of gas will get me pretty dang far and will let me plan overnight trips to check out a goodly portion of a whole town or city (vs a neighborhood). At this level I think it'd be cool to learn about your city, what makes it special to you? Lets spend a day on a photo stroll together.

Whole Tank of Gas

$25 or more per month

A whole tank of gas will get into another state and give me the opportunity to spend a few days exploring an entire region. At this level, we're hanging out for a grand tour of your neck of the woods and swapping stories.

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Goals

1 of 50 patrons

When I reach 50 patrons, I'll upgrade to a legal version of Photoshop.

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Pretty Old House is a documentary project that researches the lifecycles of North American neighborhoods, boomtowns built by colonization, industry, white flight, the survivors and, gentrifiers. I'm taking deep dives into progress and its effects on our hometowns. I'm driving around the country to photograph neighborhoods, talk with people in their yards about what is thriving or dying around them, capturing stories and learning to love Americana. Your patronage allows me to contribute to our folklore, supports my travels (by car) to locations to photograph, edit, research, interview and write about my findings. The plan is to publish this work when it's ready.

I'm going to use this platform to write more than Instagram allows, I've found the IG format to be great for sharing photographs but pretty lousy for unwinding a yarn. Here my patrons will have access to rough ideas and deep thinks, essays and opinions on what I'm finding. As well you'll see where I'm planning to go next! I hope that we can meet up in your city, mayhaps you can give me a tour of your neighborhoods, I'd like that very much as you are a thread through a neighborhood with your own stories and history.

I have a BFA (Animated Arts) from Pacific Northwest College of Art, (2013), and an MFA (Experimental and Documentary Arts) from Duke University (2016). As an animator, filmmaker and writer I have work in the collections of PNCA libraries and Duke's David M. Rubenstein Rare Books & Manuscripts Library Archive of Documentary Arts.

Beer

1/4 Tank of Gas

$5 or more per month

A quarter tank of gas will get me pretty far! At this level you'll be assured that I'm out and about checking out neighborhoods and communities within a hundred miles of my home base. Meet me in your neighborhood, let's check it out together.

1/2 Tank of Gas

$10 or more per month

A half tank of gas will get me pretty dang far and will let me plan overnight trips to check out a goodly portion of a whole town or city (vs a neighborhood). At this level I think it'd be cool to learn about your city, what makes it special to you? Lets spend a day on a photo stroll together.

Whole Tank of Gas

$25 or more per month

A whole tank of gas will get into another state and give me the opportunity to spend a few days exploring an entire region. At this level, we're hanging out for a grand tour of your neck of the woods and swapping stories.